U.S. Biathlon Names Teams for Upcoming World Championships

Olympic veterans (l to r) Joanne Reid, Clare Egan and Susan Dunklee lead the U.S. women's team into the 2019 World Championships

NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine (Feb. 24, 2019) -- U.S. Biathlon's International Competition Committee has announced the rosters for the upcoming IBU Biathlon World Championships in Oestersund, Sweden, March 7-17. The squad has three start spots in the women's races, and four start spots in the men's events.

The women's roster consists of four members from the 2018 U.S. Olympic Team: Susan Dunklee (Barton, Vt.), Clare Egan (Cape Elizabeth, Maine), Joanne Reid (Palo Alto, Calif.) and Emily Dreissigacker (Morrisville, Vt.). Dunklee won a silver medal in the mass start at the last IBU World Championship held in 2017.

On the men's roster are two-time Olympians Sean Doherty (Center Conway, N.H.) and Leif Nordgren (Marine, Minn.). They will be joined by three newcomers to the world championships: Jake Brown (Saint Paul, Minn.), Max Durtschi (Ketchum, Idaho) and Alex Howe (Gilford, N.H.).

Competition gets underway on March 7 with the mixed relay. Here is the full IBU World Championships schedule: